'Vitamin' definitions:
Definition of 'vitamin'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
Definition of 'Vitamin'
From: GCIDE
- Vitamin \Vit"a*min\ (v[imac]t"[.a]*m[i^]n), n. any of several organic chemical substances not synthesized by an animal and required in small quantities for normal metabolism, present in and obtained from the natural foods eaten by the animal. Human vitamins are also produced synthetically, and taken in pure form or in mixtures, as dietary supplements. Deficiencies of specific vitamins lead to certain specific disorders, such as scurvy, caused by an insufficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
- Note: Most vitamins act as coenzymes or precursors to coenzymes, and are not consumed for energy production or incorporated into structural units of the cell. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'vitamin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adermin,
- adjuvant,
- aneurin,
- antiberi-beri factor,
- ascorbic acid,
- axerophthol,
- biotin,
- carminative,
- carotene,
- cholecalciferol,
- choline,
- cobalamin,
- counterirritant,
- cryptoxanthin,
- cyanocobalamin,
- emmenagogue,
- ergocalciferol,
- expectorant,
- folic acid,
- hepatoflavin,
- hormone,
- inositol,
- lactoflavin,
- maturative,
- menadione,
- naphthoquinone,
- niacin,
- nicotinic acid,
- ovoflavin,
- pyridoxine,
- tocopherol,
- vasodilator,
- vitamin B,
- vitamin Bc,
- vitamin D,
- vitamin G,
- vitamin H,
- vitamin K,
- vitamin M
Words containing 'Vitamin'
- vitamin A,
- vitaminize,
- antipellagra vitamin,
- b vitamin,
- vitamin A acid,
- vitamin A alcohol,
- vitamin A aldehyde,
- vitamin A1,
- vitamin A2,
- vitamin B,
- vitamin B1,
- vitamin B12,
- vitamin B2,
- vitamin B3,
- vitamin B5,
- vitamin B6,
- vitamin Bc,
- vitamin C,
- vitamin D,
- vitamin E,
- vitamin G,
- vitamin H,
- vitamin K,
- vitamin K1,
- vitamin K2,
- vitamin K3,
- vitamin M,
- vitamin P,
- vitamin deficiency,
- vitamin pill,
- vitamins K2,
- vitamin B complex,
- b-complex vitamin,
- fat-soluble vitamin,
- high-vitamin diet,
- vitamin-deficiency diet,
- water-soluble vitamin